I started to brainstorm some ideas for my condom packaging. I started with taking apart two of the condom boxes I bought and traced the outline of the boxes.
Then I read a variety of information sheet that comes within the box.
Box from Durex can be unfold and the instruction and information are printed inside the box. It did solve the problem of printing all the information on a separate sheet but after unfolding the box, the user lose the place to safely store and organize the condom. The box act as a second layer of protection other than the wrapper to protect the condom from heat and light, by destroying that protection in order to see the instruction seems very counter productive. The ones from Boots and Skins and Hanx are just a sheet with very tiny letters and not much useful information. One has the best info sheet in my opinion. It is fun to read with very clear illustration about how to use condoms and the information are divided/compartmentalized by the individual page. After reading the info sheet, I realized that this one piece of paper is a really important sex education tool. Therefore, I wanted to redesign the info sheet so it will give useful information about how to correct using condoms in a clear and fun way.
It will format like a simple zine and I want to maybe collaborate with a cartoonist or illustrator to print sex education comics at the back of the info sheet.
I also noticed that the condom package/product design was under the assumption that male will be the one that buys condoms. For example, the creative condom packaging using vegetable size to indicate the size of the condom. If single women who potentially could have multiple sex partners go to the shop, how is she suppose to get the right condom size for someone whose size she can’t even anticipate, let along choose a size by feeling the diameter of the cylindrical condom package.
Hanx is a brand that claims they deign condoms for women. I think it is true the discrete packaging is definitely very feminine, elegant and chic. But it is still latex condom in terms of material. But this is the first product I found that target women as the condom buyer.
Also, most condom brands have mixed pack that has different flavors and textures but not mixed sizes. It is assuming that man is the one that buys condoms and they do not need different sizes because their size does not change. But if a single women who has multiple sex partners and they might have different sizes, she will have to purchase multiple boxes of different sizes. Also women should not rely only on the men to provide protection during sex. Women should always have some condoms with her in her purse or by her bed. And lots of women are embarrassed if someone spot a condom in her purse. So I think maybe a pouch for storing condoms so it is not soo obvious will be a good idea.
(https://www.glamour.com/story/women-should-buy-condoms-men)
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